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H15. Filter words such as "saw", "felt", "heard". Count

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BookGenreResult
Treasure IslandThriller and adventureFilter words ('saw', 'felt', 'heard' and so on): 4.22 per 1,000 words.
The Thirty-Nine StepsThriller and adventureFilter words ('saw', 'felt', 'heard' and so on): 7.18 per 1,000 words.
The Prisoner of ZendaThriller and adventureFilter words ('saw', 'felt', 'heard' and so on): 5.58 per 1,000 words.
Around the World in Eighty DaysThriller and adventureFilter words ('saw', 'felt', 'heard' and so on): 3.69 per 1,000 words.
King Solomon's MinesThriller and adventureFilter words ('saw', 'felt', 'heard' and so on): 4.21 per 1,000 words.
The Hound of the BaskervillesCrime and mysteryFilter words ('saw', 'felt', 'heard' and so on): 4.42 per 1,000 words.
A Study in ScarletCrime and mysteryFilter words ('saw', 'felt', 'heard' and so on): 4.54 per 1,000 words.
The Adventures of Sherlock HolmesCrime and mysteryFilter words ('saw', 'felt', 'heard' and so on): 4.32 per 1,000 words.
The MoonstoneCrime and mysteryFilter words ('saw', 'felt', 'heard' and so on): 4.31 per 1,000 words.
The Woman in WhiteCrime and mysteryFilter words ('saw', 'felt', 'heard' and so on): 4.52 per 1,000 words.
Pride and PrejudiceRomanceFilter words ('saw', 'felt', 'heard' and so on): 4.45 per 1,000 words.
PersuasionRomanceFilter words ('saw', 'felt', 'heard' and so on): 5.4 per 1,000 words.
EmmaRomanceFilter words ('saw', 'felt', 'heard' and so on): 5.05 per 1,000 words.
Jane EyreRomanceFilter words ('saw', 'felt', 'heard' and so on): 6.28 per 1,000 words.
DraculaGothic and horrorFilter words ('saw', 'felt', 'heard' and so on): 6.03 per 1,000 words.
FrankensteinGothic and horrorFilter words ('saw', 'felt', 'heard' and so on): 5.1 per 1,000 words.
Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr HydeGothic and horrorFilter words ('saw', 'felt', 'heard' and so on): 5.1 per 1,000 words.
The Picture of Dorian GrayGothic and horrorFilter words ('saw', 'felt', 'heard' and so on): 5.61 per 1,000 words.
Wuthering HeightsGothic and horrorFilter words ('saw', 'felt', 'heard' and so on): 4.1 per 1,000 words.
The Turn of the ScrewGothic and horrorFilter words ('saw', 'felt', 'heard' and so on): 5.7 per 1,000 words.
The Time MachineScience fictionFilter words ('saw', 'felt', 'heard' and so on): 10.04 per 1,000 words.
The War of the WorldsScience fictionFilter words ('saw', 'felt', 'heard' and so on): 7.0 per 1,000 words.
The Invisible ManScience fictionFilter words ('saw', 'felt', 'heard' and so on): 6.5 per 1,000 words.
Alice's Adventures in WonderlandFantasy and children'sFilter words ('saw', 'felt', 'heard' and so on): 7.28 per 1,000 words.
The Wonderful Wizard of OzFantasy and children'sFilter words ('saw', 'felt', 'heard' and so on): 5.49 per 1,000 words.
The Secret GardenFantasy and children'sFilter words ('saw', 'felt', 'heard' and so on): 9.15 per 1,000 words.
The Wind in the WillowsFantasy and children'sFilter words ('saw', 'felt', 'heard' and so on): 5.24 per 1,000 words.
Great ExpectationsLiteraryFilter words ('saw', 'felt', 'heard' and so on): 5.88 per 1,000 words.
A Christmas CarolLiteraryFilter words ('saw', 'felt', 'heard' and so on): 4.08 per 1,000 words.
The Great GatsbyLiteraryFilter words ('saw', 'felt', 'heard' and so on): 5.8 per 1,000 words.
Heart of DarknessLiteraryFilter words ('saw', 'felt', 'heard' and so on): 6.53 per 1,000 words.
KidnappedThriller and adventureFilter words ('saw', 'felt', 'heard' and so on): 4.94 per 1,000 words.
The Count of Monte CristoThriller and adventureFilter words ('saw', 'felt', 'heard' and so on): 3.95 per 1,000 words.
The Three MusketeersThriller and adventureFilter words ('saw', 'felt', 'heard' and so on): 3.16 per 1,000 words.
The Riddle of the SandsThriller and adventureFilter words ('saw', 'felt', 'heard' and so on): 5.53 per 1,000 words.
The Scarlet PimpernelThriller and adventureFilter words ('saw', 'felt', 'heard' and so on): 6.29 per 1,000 words.
The Lost WorldThriller and adventureFilter words ('saw', 'felt', 'heard' and so on): 3.66 per 1,000 words.
Captain BloodThriller and adventureFilter words ('saw', 'felt', 'heard' and so on): 2.68 per 1,000 words.
Lady Audley's SecretCrime and mysteryFilter words ('saw', 'felt', 'heard' and so on): 4.44 per 1,000 words.
The Murders in the Rue MorgueCrime and mysteryFilter words ('saw', 'felt', 'heard' and so on): 3.96 per 1,000 words.
The Innocence of Father BrownCrime and mysteryFilter words ('saw', 'felt', 'heard' and so on): 4.92 per 1,000 words.
The Big Bow MysteryCrime and mysteryFilter words ('saw', 'felt', 'heard' and so on): 4.27 per 1,000 words.
The Leavenworth CaseCrime and mysteryFilter words ('saw', 'felt', 'heard' and so on): 5.72 per 1,000 words.
The Red Thumb MarkCrime and mysteryFilter words ('saw', 'felt', 'heard' and so on): 2.71 per 1,000 words.
The Amateur CracksmanCrime and mysteryFilter words ('saw', 'felt', 'heard' and so on): 5.73 per 1,000 words.
The Secret AgentCrime and mysteryFilter words ('saw', 'felt', 'heard' and so on): 5.14 per 1,000 words.
Sense and SensibilityRomanceFilter words ('saw', 'felt', 'heard' and so on): 4.92 per 1,000 words.
North and SouthRomanceFilter words ('saw', 'felt', 'heard' and so on): 5.94 per 1,000 words.
Far from the Madding CrowdRomanceFilter words ('saw', 'felt', 'heard' and so on): 4.43 per 1,000 words.
The Enchanted AprilRomanceFilter words ('saw', 'felt', 'heard' and so on): 8.17 per 1,000 words.
The SheikRomanceFilter words ('saw', 'felt', 'heard' and so on): 7.26 per 1,000 words.
Daddy Long LegsRomanceFilter words ('saw', 'felt', 'heard' and so on): 2.31 per 1,000 words.
CarmillaGothic and horrorFilter words ('saw', 'felt', 'heard' and so on): 5.84 per 1,000 words.
The Castle of OtrantoGothic and horrorFilter words ('saw', 'felt', 'heard' and so on): 4.96 per 1,000 words.
The Phantom of the OperaGothic and horrorFilter words ('saw', 'felt', 'heard' and so on): 7.35 per 1,000 words.
The Great God PanGothic and horrorFilter words ('saw', 'felt', 'heard' and so on): 9.7 per 1,000 words.
The Yellow WallpaperGothic and horrorFilter words ('saw', 'felt', 'heard' and so on): 3.89 per 1,000 words.
The Call of CthulhuGothic and horrorFilter words ('saw', 'felt', 'heard' and so on): 4.82 per 1,000 words.
The Island of Doctor MoreauScience fictionFilter words ('saw', 'felt', 'heard' and so on): 8.36 per 1,000 words.
Journey to the Centre of the EarthScience fictionFilter words ('saw', 'felt', 'heard' and so on): 3.55 per 1,000 words.
A Princess of MarsScience fictionFilter words ('saw', 'felt', 'heard' and so on): 4.42 per 1,000 words.
HerlandScience fictionFilter words ('saw', 'felt', 'heard' and so on): 5.12 per 1,000 words.
FlatlandScience fictionFilter words ('saw', 'felt', 'heard' and so on): 3.0 per 1,000 words.
ErewhonScience fictionFilter words ('saw', 'felt', 'heard' and so on): 4.68 per 1,000 words.
The Last ManScience fictionFilter words ('saw', 'felt', 'heard' and so on): 4.17 per 1,000 words.
Through the Looking GlassFantasy and children'sFilter words ('saw', 'felt', 'heard' and so on): 5.99 per 1,000 words.
A Little PrincessFantasy and children'sFilter words ('saw', 'felt', 'heard' and so on): 7.98 per 1,000 words.
The Jungle BookFantasy and children'sFilter words ('saw', 'felt', 'heard' and so on): 4.81 per 1,000 words.
Five Children and ItFantasy and children'sFilter words ('saw', 'felt', 'heard' and so on): 4.56 per 1,000 words.
The Railway ChildrenFantasy and children'sFilter words ('saw', 'felt', 'heard' and so on): 5.78 per 1,000 words.
The Princess and the GoblinFantasy and children'sFilter words ('saw', 'felt', 'heard' and so on): 6.03 per 1,000 words.
Peter and WendyFantasy and children'sFilter words ('saw', 'felt', 'heard' and so on): 6.23 per 1,000 words.
The Worm OuroborosFantasy and children'sFilter words ('saw', 'felt', 'heard' and so on): 1.98 per 1,000 words.
Anne of Green GablesFantasy and children'sFilter words ('saw', 'felt', 'heard' and so on): 5.08 per 1,000 words.
Black BeautyFantasy and children'sFilter words ('saw', 'felt', 'heard' and so on): 6.3 per 1,000 words.
MiddlemarchLiteraryFilter words ('saw', 'felt', 'heard' and so on): 5.05 per 1,000 words.
Tess of the d'UrbervillesLiteraryFilter words ('saw', 'felt', 'heard' and so on): 5.06 per 1,000 words.
Mrs DallowayLiteraryFilter words ('saw', 'felt', 'heard' and so on): 9.28 per 1,000 words.
To the LighthouseLiteraryFilter words ('saw', 'felt', 'heard' and so on): 12.1 per 1,000 words.
Anna KareninaLiteraryFilter words ('saw', 'felt', 'heard' and so on): 7.42 per 1,000 words.
Crime and PunishmentLiteraryFilter words ('saw', 'felt', 'heard' and so on): 5.94 per 1,000 words.
Madame BovaryLiteraryFilter words ('saw', 'felt', 'heard' and so on): 6.09 per 1,000 words.
The Age of InnocenceLiteraryFilter words ('saw', 'felt', 'heard' and so on): 6.52 per 1,000 words.
Silas MarnerLiteraryFilter words ('saw', 'felt', 'heard' and so on): 4.36 per 1,000 words.
Adventures of Huckleberry FinnLiteraryFilter words ('saw', 'felt', 'heard' and so on): 2.33 per 1,000 words.
HamletPlaysFilter words ('saw', 'felt', 'heard' and so on): 1.35 per 1,000 words.
MacbethPlaysFilter words ('saw', 'felt', 'heard' and so on): 1.61 per 1,000 words.
Romeo and JulietPlaysFilter words ('saw', 'felt', 'heard' and so on): 0.97 per 1,000 words.
OthelloPlaysFilter words ('saw', 'felt', 'heard' and so on): 1.71 per 1,000 words.
A Midsummer Night's DreamPlaysFilter words ('saw', 'felt', 'heard' and so on): 1.17 per 1,000 words.
Twelfth NightPlaysFilter words ('saw', 'felt', 'heard' and so on): 1.42 per 1,000 words.
Doctor FaustusPlaysFilter words ('saw', 'felt', 'heard' and so on): 1.76 per 1,000 words.
The Importance of Being EarnestPlaysFilter words ('saw', 'felt', 'heard' and so on): 1.6 per 1,000 words.
A Doll's HousePlaysFilter words ('saw', 'felt', 'heard' and so on): 2.87 per 1,000 words.
Hedda GablerPlaysFilter words ('saw', 'felt', 'heard' and so on): 2.59 per 1,000 words.
PygmalionPlaysFilter words ('saw', 'felt', 'heard' and so on): 1.7 per 1,000 words.
The School for ScandalPlaysFilter words ('saw', 'felt', 'heard' and so on): 2.13 per 1,000 words.
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